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Israel PM’s family receives death threat and bullet in mail
Jerusalem: family of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week, the police said Thursday. According to an Israeli official…
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Amid unrest in West Bank, Israel calls up 6 reserve battalions
Jerusalem: Israel’s military has said it will be calling up six reserve battalions in the next few weeks, amid escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The move is…
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Dubai Int’l Airport runway closure; DWC to serve 1,000 flights a week
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s second airport, Dubai World Central (DWC) will handle more than 1,000 flights per week during the northern runway closure at Dubai International Airport, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on…
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Watch: Tunisian breaks down on meeting Palestinian pilgrim in Makkah
Riyadh: A touching video clip of a Tunisian pilgrim, following his chance encounter with a Palestinian pilgrim from the Gaza strip, in the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been…
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Dubai’s Burj Al Arab staffer becomes world’s second best receptionist
Abu Dhabi: A Dubai-based hotel receptionist who represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ‘World’s Best Receptionist’ contest in Germany, won second place, local media reported. 22-year-old Carmen Barbera, a French national…
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Shawwal 2022: Saudi calls on Muslims to sight moon on April 30
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court on Thursday called on all Muslims living in the kingdom to sight the crescent moon of Shawwal 1443, 2022 on Saturday evening, 29 Ramzan corresponding to April 30,…
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Saudi Arabia announces end date for Umrah season for overseas Muslims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the end date of the Umrah season for the current year 1443 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in…
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51-year-old Indian man wins Rs 7 crore in Dubai Duty-Free draw
Riyadh: A 51-year-old Saudi Arabia-based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 1 million dollars (Rs 7,56,17,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw on Wednesday, April 27. The winner of the draw Syed…
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Saudi Arabia lifts temporary ban on poultry import from Denmark
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted the temporary ban on the import of eggs and other poultry products from Denmark, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Saudi Food and…
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Kuwait to drop COVID-19 restrictions, PCR testing for travellers
Kuwait: After nearly three years of COVID-19 restrictions, Kuwaiti Cabinet on Wednesday announced to revoke all COVID-19 restrictions, starting from Sunday, May 1, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The announcement came in…
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Israel halts for Holocaust day, honors six million Jews killed
Tel Aviv: Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honouring the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. People halted where they…
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Turkish President Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia to mend ties
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to discuss the relations and…
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Erdogan, Guterres discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the latter’s visit to Russia over the phone. Guterres on Wednesday briefed Erdogan about his talks with Russian…
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Over 2 mn pray at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on 27th night of Ramzan
Riyadh: More than two million worshippers attended Qiyam Al Layl prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Wednesday, the 27th night of Ramzan 1443, believed to likely be Laylat al-Qadr. The…
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Telangana: Umrah pilgrim killed in road accident in Madinah
Hyderabad: A 68-year-old female pilgrim from the Tandur area of Vikarabad district was killed in a road accident in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Deceased Amena Khatoon was traveling to Saudi Arabia with her…
